Law & Disorder (Jan. 5, 2013)

The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

CITY OF KINGSTON

Drugs: Joshua M. Griffin, 39, of Kingston, and Marilyn Velez, 50, of Kingston, were arrested on drug related charges by state police at Ulster at 8:06 p.m. Thursday on Foxhall Avenue. Griffin and Velez were each charged with misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance. Griffin was additionally charged with the violations of possession of a controlled substance in its non-original container and possession of marijuana. Both were issued appearance tickets for Kingston City Court.

CAIRO

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Assault, endangering: Jacquelynn S. Laird, 31, of Greenville, was arrested at 3:10 p.m. Thursday by state police at Catskill and charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors. She was issued appearance tickets for Greenville Town Court.

LLOYD

Criminal mischief, drugs: Patricia Durling, 25, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested by state police at Highland on U.S. Route 44/state Route 55 at 8:05 p.m. Thursday and charged with felony criminal mischief, and the misdemeanors of auto stripping, criminal impersonation, criminal possession of a controlled substance, possession of a hypodermic needle and aggravated unlicensed driving. She was released to a third party to appear in Lloyd Town Court.

PLATTEKILL

Drugs: Justin McVey, 16, of 132 St. Elmo Road, Wallkill, was arrested at 8 p.m. Thursday by Ulster County Sheriff's deputies and charged with misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation, following a traffic stop on Forest Road in Plattekill. He was issued tickets to appear in Plattekill Town Court.

TOWN OF ULSTER

Larceny, endangering: Kayla M. Murphy, 23, of 155 Esopus Ave., town of Ulster, was arrested at 1 a.m. Friday and charged by Ulster County Sheriff's deputies with petit larceny and endangering the welfare of an incompetent or disabled person. Authorities said that while working as a home health care aide, Murphy on numerous occasions stole medications intended for the disabled child for whom she was charged with caring, and as a result failed to give the child the proper daily dosage of medication as directed by his doctors. She was issued tickets to appear in Ulster Town Court.